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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What is the function of vitamin C?






2. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






3. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






4. What is normal BMI?






5. When does BMR increase?






6. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






7. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






8. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






9. What is RDA of protein?






10. What is normal albumin levels?






11. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






12. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






13. What foods have high quality protein?






14. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






15. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






16. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






17. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






18. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






19. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






20. What function is vitamin D?






21. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






22. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






23. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






24. What does DASH stand for?






25. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






26. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






27. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






28. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






29. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






30. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






31. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






32. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






33. What function is vitamin A?






34. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






35. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






36. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






37. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






38. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






39. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






40. What type of people need extra protein?






41. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






42. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






43. Sources of fats






44. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






45. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






46. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






47. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






48. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






49. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






50. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?